verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Contraction of have to (“be required to; must”). abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, no-present-participle

   "I hafta fill in my tax return."

Synonyms

All synonyms

got to

Example

More examples

"Ya gotta do what he says ya hafta."

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of have to.

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